I am two days away from Brown University’s decision release on the application I submitted two months ago. After seven years of fighting against my body, fighting with my body, and surrendering to my body — I was finally feeling well enough to resume the education I had to halt nearly a decade ago.
I applied to Brown with hope. Hope can become impatient. For the last several weeks, I light-heartedly bantered with my medical team that I have waited more patiently for MRI results of my brain and spine.
I felt safe to banter about this because I was successfully progressing. I was preparing. I was getting ready to resume the life I was forced to give up.
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